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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Indian Affairs Bureau

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of addition of a new system of records.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Establishment of a New System of Records

DATES: Comments must be received by August 25, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is issuing public notice of its intent to add a new Privacy Act system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records systems maintained by the agency (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). The new Privacy Act system of records is entitled Interior, BIA34: ``National Irrigation Information Management System (NIIMS).''

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; Systems of Records,


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This notice is published pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)) and is in exercise of authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs in 209 DM 8.1. This notice establishes the Privacy Act system of records entitled Interior, BIA34, ``National Irrigation Information Management System (NIIMS).''

NIIMS is a billing, debt collection, and debt management system for customers of Indian irrigation operationandmaintenance and construction projects operated by the BIA with costs that are reimbursable to the Federal government. NIIMS tracks financial billing and collection information, establishes receivables, processes collection actions and posts them against the receivables, and on a daily basis generates summarized transactions for interfacing with other Departmental financial systems.

Dated: July 9, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development Indian Affairs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For information regarding Interior, BIA34, National Irrigation Information Management System (NIIMS), contact Vicki Forrest, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or by email to Vicki.Forrest@bia.gov.


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